Session 18:
Diabetes and Cardiovascular Health in Developing Countries
Discussant: Ronny Westerman, University of Marburg
Chair: Sukumar Vellakkal, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Validity of Self-Report Data in Hypertension Research: Findings from the Study on Global Ageing and Adult Health (SAGE) Eric Tenkorang, Memorial University ; Yujiro Sano, University of Western Ontario ; Pearl Sedziafa, Memorial University ; Vincent Kuuire, University of Western Ontario
Factors Associated with Delay in Seeking Treatment by Patients with Acute Stroke: The National Neurology Registry (NNeuR) of Malaysia Malinee Neelamegam, University of South Florida ; Sharad Malavade, University of South Florida ; Irene Looi, Ministry of Health, Malaysia ; Norsima Nazifah Sidek, Ministry of Health, Malaysia ; Zariah Abdul Aziz, Ministry of Health, Malaysia
Pre-Eclampsia and Risk of Diabetes in Indian Women Sutapa Agrawal, Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI)
Social Determinants of Hypertension Prevalence and Awareness in Urban Poor Communities in Accra, Ghana Raphael B. Awuah, University of Ghana ; Ama de-Graft Aikins, University of Ghana
Other sessions on Health and Mortality